Driveway-gate.



PATENTED JULY 12, 1904.

s. M. ASH. DRIVEWAY GATE.

APPLIOlATIOH FILED IEB.27, 1904.

NO MODEL.

vention.

UNITED STATES Patented July 12, 1904.

SYLVESTER M. ASH, OF ROODHOUSE, ILLINOIS.

DRIVEWAY-GATE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 764,974, dated July 12,1904.

Application filed February 2'7, 1904:. Serial No. 195,701. (No model.)

To all whom, it may concern.-

Be it known that I, SYLVESTER M. AsI-I, a citizen of the United States,and a resident of Roodhouse, Greene county, and State of Illinois, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Driveway-Gates, of whichthe following is a specification containing a full, clear, and exactdescription, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, forming apart hereof.

My invention relates to that class of driveway-gates which may be openedand closed by the drivers of vehicles without getting out of the vehicleby simply pulling a rope or cord.

The object of my invention is to provide an improved gate of thischaracter which shall be simple in construction and operation and notliable to get out of order.

The invention consists in the novel construction hereinafter describedand claimed.

In the drawings, Figure 1 is a perspective View of a driveway-gateembodying my in- Fig. 2 is a perspective view of the gate in a differentposition.

1 indicates the gate, which is composed of the usual horizontal andvertical bars arranged in rectangular shape, and the gate is pivoted atits lower right-hand corner by means of a pin or bolt 2, which passesthrough the two vertical posts 3, between which said gate is pivoted.Said posts act as guides for the gate and retain it at all times in avertical position. one end to the said bolt or pin 2 by (in the presentcase) being passed through an'aperture in the said pin or bolt andprovided with a nut 5 on opposite sides of said pin or bolt, so thatsaid brace is pivoted at that end. The opposite end of said brace isfixed to the lower horizontal bar of the gate by means of a suitablebolt or rivet 6. The object of said brace is to prevent the gate frombeing moved laterally by the wind or other force.

When the gate is closed, it is locked by means of a sliding bolt 7,which is mounted in suitable bearings at a point just above the bottomhorizontal bar of the gate, and said bolt is normally projected by meansof a spring 9, which is coiled around said bolt and has its outer endsecured to the bolt, while its inner 4 indicates a brace which issecured atend bears against a sleeve or collar 10, which is loose uponsaid bolt and is forced into contact with a fixed bolt-bearing 11 by thepower of said spring. The inner end of said bolt is perforated, and oneend of an operating rope or chain 12 is connected to said perforated endand thence passed through a guide-eyelet 13 and thence is passedupwardly in a diagonal direction and thence through a pulley or eyelet14 and thence laterally some distance and thence through an eyelet orpulley 15, carried at the top of a post 16, and the said rope or chainis thereat provided with a depending weight 17, which also acts as ahandle in opening the gate.

18 indicates a gate-post which is engaged by the locking-bolt 7.

19 indicates another post which is located in alinement with and at theright hand of the gate 1 and carries a pulley 20 at its upper end andanother pulley 21 a short distance below the plane of the said pulley20.

22 indicates a counterbalance-weight which is suspended from a rope orchain 23, which passes over the pulley 20 and thence passes to the gate1 and to which the opposite end of said rope 23 is connected by means ofa suitable linlz or eye 24. The point of attachment of the rope or chain23 is preferably that which is shown and which is about midway of thelength of the gate and at the upper edge thereof.

25 indicates another counerbalance-weight which is suspended from atrope or chain 26, and the latter is passed over the pulley 21 and thenceextends to the right-hand upper corner of the gate 1 and is connectedthereto by being passed through an aperture in a plate 27, secured tosaid gate. The counterbalanceweight 25 performs a double function, byfirst assisting the counterbalance-weight 22 in opening the gate untilthe same is about half-way opened, and then said weight 25 will begin tomove in an opposite direction and will be again drawn upwardly as thegate nears the extreme open position, in whichit is shown in Fig. 2, andsaid weight 25 also assists the counterbalance-weight 22 to bring thegate gradually and silently to a closed position, which is that in whichthe gate is shown in Fig. 1.

For closing the gatcI provide a weighted handle 28, which is secured toa rope or chain 29, which passes: through an eyelet or pulley 30,located near the top of the post 16, and thence said rope passes throughan eyelet or pulley 31, fixed upon the upper portion of the guide-post3, and thence said rope passes to the perforated plate 27, to which itis secured.

It will be understood that an additional post, such as 16, and operativeconnections should be located upon the opposite side of the gate, shouldit be desired to open the gate from that side; but I have not deemed itnecessary to duplicate the construction by showing two sets of parts.

The operation is as follows: With the gate in a closed position, asshown in Fig. l, the same may be readily opened by pulling upon thehandle 17, which will have the efi'eet of retracting the bolt 7, andthen as the pull is continued the gate will be lifted and located uponits right-hand end in a fully-opened position, as shown in Fig. 2, thecounterweight 22 assisting during such operation. When it is desired toclose the gate, the handle 28 is pulled, which causes the gate to assumeits normal closed position and also elevates the counterbalance 22.

What 1 claim is-- 1. The improved driveway-gate, comprising a gatepivoted at its lower corner to the gate-post at one side of thedriveway, a post located in alinement with the gate at one side of thedriveway but at a distance from the gate-post on that side, a pulley atthe upper end of said additional post, a counterbalanceweight suspendedfrom the said pulley, a rope or chain extending from saidcounterbalanceweight to the upper edge of the gate and connectedthereto, another pulley secured to said additional post at a point belowits upper end, an additional counterbalance-weight, an additional ropeor chain passing over said additional pulley and carrying saidadditional counterbalance-weight at one end and extending to theadjacent upper corner of said gate and secured thereto, a post 16located some distance from the gate convenient to the driveway, a ropeor chain connected at one end to the lower portion of said gate andextending through an eyelet or pulley at the upper end of the gate-postto which the gate is pivoted, and said rope also extending laterally tothe said post 16 and passing through an eyelet or pulley carried by saidpost, a weighted handle depending from said rope last mentioned,

and an additional rope connected to said gate for closing the same,substantially as described.

2. The improved driveway-gate, comprising a gate pivoted at its lowercorner to the gate-post at one side of the driveway, a post located inalinement with the gate at one side of the driveway but at a distancefrom the gate-post on that side, a pulley at the upper end of saidadditional post, a counterbalanceweight suspended from the said pulley,a rope or chain extending from said counterbalanceweight to the upperedge of the gate and connected thereto, another pulley secured to saidadditional post at a point below its upper end, an additionalcounterbalance-weight, an additional rope or chain passing over saidadditional pulley and carrying said additional counterbalance-weight atone end and extending to the adjacent upper corner of said gate andsecured thereto, a post 16 located some distance from the gateconvenient to the driveway, a rope or chain connected at one end to thelower portion of said gate and extending through an eyelet or pulley atthe upper end of the gate-post to which the gate is pivoted, and saidrope also extending laterally to the said post 16 and passing through aneyelet or pulley carried by said post, a weighted handle depending fromsaid rope last mentioned, an additional rope connected to said gate forclosing the same, and a brace extending from the gate-pivot to a pointabout midway of the length of the gate and secured to the gate thereatand a spring-bolt which is withdrawn andreleased by operating thegate-opening rope or chain, substantially as described.

SYLVESTER M. ASH.

Witnesses:

JNO. W. STARKEY, F. M. PATTERSON.

